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Originally Posted by PhaseP
Some axial play is normal. Radial play is not. The circlips do not wear out, but they get flattened out, making them easier to pop out from differential. That's why it's good to replace them. Oem diff seals come with new new circlips and if you compare them to old ones you will see new ones are less round and stick out more when installed on the axle groove.
Your noise may come from something else.
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It looks like you, and a couple of other folks that commented earlier, were right. It wasn't the axles at all. It was the sway bar.
Total noob move. Should have listened to you.
Luckily circlips aren't that expensive so I only wasted a bit of time. I replaced the circlip on one side and immediately realized that this didn't solve the problem. New circlips reduced the play but didn't eliminate it. After that, I started rattling stuff and found that the sway bar screws were loose.
Thanks all.